20 movies like Balthazar, ordered by similarity : Juke Girl(1942), Hope Springs Eternal(2018), Every Day(2018), The L-Shaped Room(1963), Babylon(1980), The Garden of the Finzi-Continis(1971), Summer Night(2019), Body of Water(2020), We the Animals(2018), Cloud 9(2008), Blue Is the Warmest Color(2013), A Taste of Honey(1961) ...
Drama
France|Sweden
1966
90 Minutes
Anne Wiazemsky François Lafarge Philippe Asselin Nathalie Joyaut Walter Green Jean-Claude Guilbert Pierre Klossowski François Sullerot Marie-Claire Fremont Jean Rémignard
girl donkey boyfriend owner bleak profound moving france farm abuse friendship survival injustice love growing up sacrifice 1960s
The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Richard Whorf George Tobias Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Betty Brewer Donald MacBride Howard da Silva Willard Robertson Faye Emerson
farmer owner girl friend farmhand tense melodramatic florida atlanta farm farming worker's rights friendship framed for murder small-town life greed underdog love sacrifice 1940s
Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2018
95 Minutes
Angourie Rice Justice Smith Jeni Ross Lucas Jade Zumann Rory McDonald Katie Douglas Jacob Batalon Ian Alexander Colin Ford Jake Sim Nicole Law
teen girl spirit couple girlfriend teen boy boyfriend emotional mushy charming heartwarming tender endearing lake docks beach love relationships sacrifice romance young love
A shy teenager falls for a spirit who wakes up in the body of a different person every morning.
Drama
UK
1963
125 Minutes
Leslie Caron Tom Bell Brock Peters Avis Bunnage Emlyn Williams Cicely Courtneidge Bernard Lee Patricia Phoenix Nanette Newman
writer doctor boyfriend pregnant woman bleak gritty powerful moving london france boarding house romance abortion pregnancy friendship growing up love sacrifice discovery 1960s
A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
Drama
UK|Italy
1980
95 Minutes
Brinsley Forde Karl Howman Trevor Laird Brian Bovell Victor Romero Archie Pool Mel Smith Beverly Michaels Maggie Steed Bill Moody Stefan Kalipha
dj mc friend girlfriend neighbor cool disheartening emotional engaging gritty melancholy moving offbeat profound raw spirited uneasy london united kingdom black culture
The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in West London. The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
War, Drama
Italy|West Germany
1971
95 Minutes
Helmut Berger Lino Capolicchio Dominique Sanda Fabio Testi Romolo Valli Camillo Cesarei Inna Alexeieff Barbara Pilavin Katina Morisani Ettore Geri Camillo Angelini-Rota
brother sister friend lover passionate spirited italy estate countryside fascism friendship love triangle wealth young love world war ii growing up forbidden love discovery fall 1940s
The story of the Finzi-Continis, a noble family of Ferrara, during the Jewish persecution in Italy's 1930s.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Ian Nelson Analeigh Tipton Callan McAuliffe Ella Hunt Bill Milner Hayden Szeto Lana Condor Victoria Justice
best friend band member friend love interest girlfriend cheeky amusing emotional charming stage bar woods house apartment growing up friendship romance broken heart love triangle love
A coming-of-age story about the complexities of young romantic relationships.
Drama
UK
2020
95 Minutes
mother daughter teen girl friend bleak brooding dark emotional intense melancholy moving profound sad somber tender united kingdom eating disorder substance abuse relationships parent/child relationship
A woman with an eating disorder tries to balance her relationship with her mother and her teenage daughter.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium|Spain
2013
175 Minutes
Léa Seydoux Adèle Exarchopoulos Salim Kechiouche Mona Walravens Jeremie Laheurte Alma Jodorowski Aurélien Recoing Catherine Salée Fanny Maurin Benjamin Siksou Sàndor Funtek
teen girl frenchwoman lesbian boyfriend family member teacher emotional intense fascinating france bar art studio bedroom street car love learning experience sexual awakening lesbianism growing up
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
100 Minutes
teenager daughter mother sailor boyfriend gay/lesbian bleak emotional england household love friendship mother/daughter relationship emotional abuse pregnancy family dysfunction growing up love discovery 1960s
A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.
Drama
UK
2016
83 Minutes
Suzanna Hamilton Darren Kent Pixie Le Knot Will Rastall Eileen Pollock Jason Wright Steven Brandon Shana Swash Edward Wilkinson Rachael Cox
down syndrome sufferer friend young girl outsider young boy mother charming emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving english countryside nursing home home town field barn loss love
Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
Drama
France
1998
111 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Virginie Ledoyen François Cluzet Jeanne Balibar Alex Descas Mia Hansen-Løve Arsinée Khanjian Nathalie Richard
dying person friend girlfriend lover editor emotional sad touching sultry france paris hospital countryside city mortality love triangle dying young friendship sex writing
A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1934
93 Minutes
Clark Gable William Powell Myrna Loy Leo Carrillo Isabel Jewell Mickey Rooney Nat Pendleton
casino owner politician love interest priest engaging gripping thrilling touching melodramatic new york city casino friendship new love self-sacrifice loyalty political campaign immortality sacrifice rise growing up
A district attorney (William Powell) condemns his boyhood buddy, a racketeer (Clark Gable) whose crime saves his bid for governor.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Drama
France
1999
98 Minutes
Maud Forget Lou Doillon Micheline Presle Ariane Ascaride Robinson Stévenin Maxime Mansion Delphine Rich François Berléand Cyril Cagnat Dan Martin
high-school student friend boyfriend girlfriend teen girl teen boy emotional dark melodramatic hedonistic school party france nightclub sexual awakening friendship relationships first love loss of innocence prostitution
Delphine is a sweet innocent young girl, her new best friend pulls her into a world where she falls in love with a local pretty boy. Working her hardest to make him love her drags her into prostitution.
Romance, Drama
Japan|France
2018
119 Minutes
Erika Karata Masahiro Higashide Sairi Itô Kôji Nakamoto Kôji Seto Misako Tanaka Daichi Watanabe Rio Yamashita
woman love interest ex-boyfriend friend businessman dreamy charming passionate emotional tender japan house road countryside lost love love triangle new love romance love adventure
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Drama
Sweden
1998
130 Minutes
Rolf Lassgård Helena Bergström Johan Widerberg Gunilla Röör Jonas Falk Linda Ulvaeus Bergljót Arnadóttir Per Sandberg
farmer sailor beautiful woman dog housekeeper friend moving charming sweden farm jealousy loneliness illiteracy friendship deception farming love transformation 1950s
Olof lives alone on a farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik. Olof advertises for a housekeeper, and Ellen arrives. During summer Olof's heart and Erik's desires develops.